Those who thought Clayton Kershaw's demise were greatly exaggerated. The 2020 version of Kershaw is pitching like the vintage Kershaw of the olden days and the Dodgers desperately need it. Ok maybe they don't desperately need it, but it's very valuable right now. Walker Buehler has sucked this year and
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It doesn't take a forensic analyst to figure out that Tony Gonsolin is a better pitcher than Ross Stripling this year. No disrespect towards Ross. He's had a decent career with the Dodgers and has been a useful pitcher over the years. But for some reason the Dodgers kept Stripling
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Dodger's top prospect Gavin Lux's 2020 MLB debut was short lived after the club optioned him back to the team's alternate training site on Thursday afternoon after he played in just one game. Lux was called up and played in the Dodger's second game of their doubleheader against the Giants
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Last week I wrote this article about Austin Barnes and his struggles at the plate. In my defense Barnes had gotten off to a 2 for 25 start and was hitting .091 at the time. For the record Barnes has languished at the plate struggling to hit above the Mendoza
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The Dodgers completed a clean sweep of the Angels on Sunday afternoon with an 8-3 victory over the Halos in Anaheim. The game was particularly noteworthy for the MLB debut of 22-year old catching prospect Keibert Ruiz, who had been called up from the player pool after Will Smith was
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Joe Kelly went off on the Houston Astros in an exclusive interview with The Big Swing Podcast. He threw fireballs and held nothing back, calling the Astros "little bitches" Check it out... https://youtu.be/qtCSuCJV7_I
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Dodger's third sacker Justin Turner has now hit 113 regular season (he's hit 9 in the postseason) Home Runs in Dodger Blue. Last night during the Dodger's 5-4 loss to the Giants at Dodger Stadium he finally launched his first home run this season. It was a three-run shot that
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It’s time for real talk here folks. You know how I do this, with brutal honesty and directness. This may not be an article full of sunshine and moonbeams, but sometimes this stuff has to be said. As I have said before if I am not being 100% honest with
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We saw vintage Clayton Kershaw on Sunday afternoon during the Dodger’s 3-0 win over the Dbacks in Arizona. In the victory Kershaw looked like the pitcher of his glory days as he tossed 5.2 innings of shutout ball. Kershaw issued no walks, just three hits and struck out six. His
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Los Angeles Skipper Dave Roberts and the rest of Dodger’s management have fallen back into a nasty habit of using the entire bullpen every single night. Once again we saw the devastating effects of this in the Dodger’s 5-3 loss to the Dbacks on Friday evening. Using 5-7 relievers every
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Here's some hot takes from Oscar on the Dodger's first week of the 2020 season. https://youtu.be/K2u6HE19C2M
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I've always loved when art and baseball combine. The two are both great on their own but when they come together it can be magical. Artist S.Preston has brought Baseball, art, and iconic animated character Bugs Bunny together for a pretty unique piece. He's well known for his sports inspired pop
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It's unbelievable to me how the Astros ruthlessly cheat for years, and get a slap on the wrist from MLB. Yet Joe Kelly accidentally throws behind a couple of guys and makes a frowny face and gets an 8 game suspension. The commissioner's office is so corrupt it's sickening. Kelly
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After a frustrating home split against the woeful Giants, the Dodgers embarked on their first road trip of the 2020 season. Guess where they played their first road games? At Minute Maid park against the Houston Trash Cans of course. Luckily with no fans in the stands any trash can
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Easton Baseball hosted an interview with Dodger's third baseman Justin Turner. MLB Network's Chris Rose interviewed JT and it was a fun little discussion. Turner talked about shaving his world famous beard and nobody being able to recognize him. He also talked about how great Dodger fans are. If you
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Opening Day. Short season, weird rules, universal DH, and a pandemic. I was not enthused, to say the least. Then it was 24 hours away and I could feel the annual excitement growing. By game time yesterday, I had the Opening Day set up ready to go in the garage, and
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